Woodbury

English

Etymology

From Old English wudu (“wood”) + byriġ, the dative case of burg (“fortified place”).

Proper noun

Woodbury (countable and uncountable, plural Woodburys)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A village and civil parish in East Devon district, Devon, England, (OS grid ref SY0187).
   2. A small township near Geraldine, in southern Canterbury, New Zealand.
   3. A neighbourhood of Irvine, California, United States.
   4. A town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States.
   5. A town in Meriwether County, Georgia, United States.
   6. An unincorporated community in Cumberland County, Illinois, United States.
   7. An unincorporated community in Hancock County, Indiana, United States.
   8. A tiny city in Butler County, Kentucky, United States.
   9. An unincorporated community in Eaton County, Michigan, United States.
   10. A city in Washington County, Minnesota, United States.
   11. A city, the county seat of Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States.
   12. A hamlet and census-designated place in Nassau County, New York, United States.
   13. A town and village in Orange County, New York.
   14. A small borough of Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States.
   15. A town, the county seat of Cannon County, Tennessee, United States.
   16. A town in Washington County, Vermont, United States.
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• North Woodbury
• Woodbury County
• Woodburytype

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Woodbury is the 4924^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7144 individuals. Woodbury is most common among White (82.56%) and Black/African American (11.77%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Woodbury”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• rubywood